In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BELGIC
Bel"gic, a. Etym: [L. Belgicus, fr. Belgae the Belgians.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Belgæ, a German tribe who anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the Seine, and the ocean. How unlike their Belgic sires of old. Goldsmith.
2. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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